| Stickin' to My Guns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1990 | |||
| Studio | Digital Recorders, Nashville, Tennessee; OmniSound Studios, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Funk rock[1] | |||
| Label | Island[2] | |||
| Producer | Barry Beckett | |||
| Etta James chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Calgary Herald | A[4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [6] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [7] |
| Windsor Star | A[8] |
Stickin' to My Guns is a studio album by Etta James, released in 1990.[9][10] It was nominated for a Grammy for "Best Contemporary Blues Recording".[11]
Production
The album contains a duet with rapper Def Jef. Although it reunited her with several Muscle Shoals musicians, James later expressed ambivalence about the more electronic sound of the album.[5][12] Stickin' to My Guns was produced by Barry Beckett.[7]
Critical reception
Rolling Stone called the album "a nonstop dance party filled with house rockers like 'Love to Burn' and turn-the-lights-down-low, slow-grind numbers like 'Your Good Thing (Is About to End)'."[13] MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide deemed it "a largely unsuccessful attempt to incorporate rap and hip-hop into a more traditional R&B context."[6] The New York Times called it "the best album Aretha Franklin never made, as Ms. James belts out songs about lovers and deceivers."[14]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Whatever Gets You Through the Night" | Carson Whitsett, Dan Penn, Hoy "Bucky" Lindsey | 3:48 |
| 2. | "Love to Burn" | Bud Reneau, Dobie Gray, Ricky Ray Rector | 3:29 |
| 3. | "The Blues Don't Care" | Etta James | 3:41 |
| 4. | "Your Good Thing (Is About to End)" | Isaac Hayes, David Porter | 3:52 |
| 5. | "Get Funky" | Danny Rhodes | 4:45 |
| 6. | "Beware" | Eric Randle | 3:39 |
| 7. | "Out of the Rain" | Tony Joe White | 4:33 |
| 8. | "Stolen Affection" | Jim Hurt, Jonnie Barnett | 3:52 |
| 9. | "A Fool in Love" | Allan Fraser, Frankie Miller | 3:24 |
| 10. | "I've Got Dreams To Remember" | Joe Rock, Otis Redding, Zelma Redding | 4:28 |
Personnel
- Etta James - lead vocals
- Barry Beckett - keyboards
- Gary Burnette - acoustic guitar
- Thomas Cain - backing vocals
- Carol Chase - backing vocals
- Ashley Cleveland - backing vocals
- Def Jef - backing vocals
- Quitman Dennis - trombone
- Brother Gene Dinwiddie - tenor saxophone
- Greg Donerson - percussion
- Dobie Gray - backing vocals
- Jack Hale - trombone
- Roger Hawkins - drums
- Mike Haynes - trumpet
- Teenie Hodges - acoustic guitar
- Jim Horn - baritone saxophone
- Mike Lawler - synthesizer
- Carl Marsh - programming, synthesizer
- Arik Marshall - electric guitar
- John Dewey McKnight - trombone
- Jonell Mosser - backing vocals
- Leo Nocentelli - electric guitar
- David Patterson - baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Jim Pugh - keyboards, piano
- Fernando Pullum - trumpet
- Danny Rhodes - acoustic guitar
- Michael Rhodes - bass guitar
- Josh Sklair - acoustic guitar
- Bobby Vega - bass guitar
- Jimmie Wood - harmonica
- Reggie Young - electric guitar
References
- ↑ DeCurtis, Anthony; Henke, James; George-Warren, Holly, eds. (1992). The Rolling Stone Album Guide: Completely New Reviews : Every Essential Album, Every Essential Artist (3rd ed.). Random House. p. 358. ISBN 0-679-73729-4.
Of her two Island albums, Stickin ' to My Guns best shows her adapting a hard R&B approach to a contemporary funk-rock sound.
- ↑ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). "Goldmine Record Album Price Guide". Penguin. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2021 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Stickin' to My Guns - Etta James | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". Archived from the original on 2021-05-13. Retrieved 2021-05-13 – via www.allmusic.com.
- ↑ Brennan, Brian (14 June 1990). "JAZZ DISCS". Calgary Herald. p. E3.
- 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. pp. 566–567.
- 1 2 MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 590.
- 1 2 The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 357–358.
- ↑ Shaw, Ted (16 June 1990). "Record Review". Windsor Star. p. C2.
- ↑ "Etta James | Biography & History". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2018-06-17. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- ↑ Pareles, Jon (December 30, 1990). "POP MUSIC/1990; The Best Show? In the Court, Not the Concert Hall". Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2021 – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ "Etta James". GRAMMY.com. November 23, 2020. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ↑ "Rollin' With Etta : Etta James has sung and lived the blues, but these are good times for the R&B; matriarch bound for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame". Los Angeles Times. November 1, 1992. Archived from the original on 2021-05-13. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- ↑ Cohen, Bob J. (August 23, 1990). "Stickin' To My Guns". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ↑ Pareles, Jon (7 Oct 1990). "HOME ENTERTAINMENT/RECORDINGS: SOUNDINGS: The 60's Very Soul". The New York Times. p. A34.
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